"Website accessibility" refers to making websites easy for all people, including those with disabilities, to use and access. It means designing websites in a way that accommodates different needs, such as using large fonts, providing alternative text for images, and allowing easy navigation with a keyboard.
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With a rise in state and local requirements
regarding website accessibility, along with varying court opinions on the issue, businesses could be subject to inconsistent rules across jurisdictions.
The strategy involved in making a site that adjusts to various device needs requires coding a site to standards, which moves us
toward website accessibility as well.
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The National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) recently sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing support for clear
website accessibility standards for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Martin Littler, founding chairman of BATA, explains the issue
of website accessibility and usability for young people with SEN
The comment outlines NAR's support for
clear website accessibility standards but raises numerous technical concerns with some of the proposed requirements that ignore the practical challenges members face when creating and maintaining websites.
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The gold standard
in website accessibility is to have your website certified to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
California federal court rules that a company was not required to comply with
website accessibility guidelines because the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to promulgate clear guidance on the accessibility requirements.
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To find out what you need to do and how to begin, check out some of our tips and blogs on this important topic: ADA Website Compliance Part I, Part II, What School Administrators Should Know, or School
Website Accessibility Tips.
That's according to panelists at a session yesterday
about website accessibility best practices during the 2016 REALTORS ® Conference & Expo.
Courts around the country have held that websites are subject to the ADA's accessibility obligations, and the Department of Justice is in the process of considering new regulations related to
ADA website accessibility.
Our scholastic.ca Accessibility Project is currently under construction, we have a goal of supplying WCAG 2.0 Level
AA website accessibility for all online customers in advance of the legislated date of January 1, 2021.
School
website accessibility compliance can all get a bit complicated, so for those NOT interested in the legal aspects and just want to stay out of hot water with the Office of Civil Rights (and who doesn't) here is the layman's version:
While you may already do an outstanding job of that in the classroom, consider that the regulations surrounding school
website accessibility ensure that the parents of every student have equal access to any information and communication your school provides to help them be involved and engaged in the education of their child.
The quickest way to find out where your school website development stands is to run it through one of the
free website accessibility checkers, like WebAIM.
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Two nonprofit organizations, the American Foundation for the Blind and the National Association of the Deaf, make resources available to help you start your research
into website accessibility.
Such protections would ensure immunity from liability under the ADA, if there is no unlawful discrimination, and allow the DOJ to focus on developing well -
defined website accessibility standards for businesses.
While this rulemaking will result in regulations that only apply to state and local governments covered by Title II of the ADA, the Department noted that this rule will help with development of a rule for
website accessibility under Title III of the ADA, which governs public accommodations, including real estate agencies and brokerages.
Looking at the growing issue
of website accessibility, Internet access taxes, FHA's HAWK program, and a jump in contract signings.
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO OFFER HELP
ON WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY: The Office for Civil Rights will offer webinars to help schools make sure their websites are accessible to students with disabilities.
If you don't think this is important, ask Target how their law suit went, or as blind artist John Bramblitt what he thinks
about website accessibility (yes, he is blind and an AMAZING artist, but he can not SEE your web page.)
This blog series will outline
what website accessibility is, how to get started with accessibility and tips that Postali's team of web developers learn as we continue our journey with building accessible law firm websites.
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In a letter to the Department of Justice earlier this year, NAR offered its support for the adoption of
clear website accessibility standards and requirements.
The letter outlines NAR's support for clear
website accessibility standards and explains concerns with previous requirements proposed by the Department that fail to recognize the practical implementation challenges for website owners.
«Please be assured that our Technical Support team will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that
website accessibility is maintained.»
For more information about our accessibility efforts, please visit
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If you are experiencing difficulty accessing information on the site due to a disability, visit
our website accessibility page.
Accessibility is a matter of civil rights and can also be a legal issue — several districts across the country are currently under investigation for issues related to
website accessibility.
Website accessibility and usability has some way to go before all sites are easy to use for everyone let alone those with SEN. I'm not sure that this is any longer the whole issue.
BVP is actively working to improve
our website accessibility for those with auditory and visual impairments in conformance with the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI - ARIA) for web content.